Any regular reader of the IoT Daily
knows that
security and privacy are continuously major IoT issues, especially as
more devices enter consumer homes and become Internet-connected.

In the not-so-good-news department, the new report, from
cybersecurity company Trend Micro, sees 2017 coming with an increased breadth and depth of attacks.

The
Internet of Things will play a larger role in targeted attacks in 2017,
capitalizing on
the growing acceptance of connected devices by exploiting unsecured
systems, according to the report. Here are some of the security-related
predictions for next year:

The number of new
ransomware families will plateau, only growing 25%, but will branch out
into IoT devices and non-desktop computing terminals, like point-of-sale
systems or ATMs

Suppliers will not secure IoT
devices in time to prevent denial of service and other attacks

New vulnerabilities will continue to be discovered in Apple and Adobe

With 46% of the world’s
population now connected to the Internet, the rise in cyber-propaganda will continue

New targeted attack methods will focus on evading modern detection techniques to allow targeting of
different organizations

As the world becomes more connected through billions of new smart devices, security issues are likely to increase.Read more...

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